Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-04

lit ohct uftIce 70 answer tne chdf5c
Of involuntary manslaughter in admin
ittcring TO Nrs. William J. 10th NOR
phinc, from the effects OF which, il is
alleged, she died. Mrs. Gardner said
she had not beGu permitted 10 testify
hCiore the Coroner's jury, though she
knew more about the case than some OF
The witnesses who were there examined
and she wanted to give her views and
show her husbands position in its true
light.
MRS. LOrH's ILLNESS.
" Mrs 10th was taken SICK, " she be-
gan, "about o'clock in the afternoon,
AID iater 81 mt over here for the Doctor
and me. ! myself had been sick du-
ring tine day. was without q servant
and (horlie had assisted me in my do
mestic ailairs. Shortly after dinner-a
little after = o'clock Charlic brought
me in here the chambcrl and laid mo
on Tint lounge and was bathing my head
and soothing me when one of Mrs
| Loihs children came in for the Doctor
Chorlie had not been out Of the house
during the day since 12 2o'clock of that
am sure, and ! don't think he had
been out all day. Well, told him |
would Get mp, smooth my hair, and go
over with him"
"What time was this ?" interrupted
the reporter.
"Between 3 and o'clock. Little
Lizzie 10th came over for us, and We
went over next door, You know--ani
when We got there We found Mrs. LOth
sitting III a char apparently in groat
agony. She was suffering intensely.
Her first words, before she even said
| good evening, we're I'm 50 sick, Mrs.
Gardner My breast hurts me. | am
going to die, and begged US to pray for
her.
The Doctor examined her and had
her put TO bed. lie asked for mustard
plasiers. There were none there. so /
came over home and got everything
neccssary--even knife and a plate to
mix the mustard in. 4 plaster was
then put over her chest where she said
the pain wes. All this time she was
crying, and would hug me around the
neck and make the greatest 10 do over
ne YOU ever heard OF for a grown
woman. She was uneasy and seemed
70 really believe she was dying, although
ebc bad sDid so often before.
TIE FIRST INFECTION.
about 6 o'clock Or. Gardner gave
her en- injection of a quarter Of gram
Of morphine IN the right arm. She
rolled up her sleeve herself, and while
she was rolling it mp, she exclaimed
urryouIy: 'Oh Doctor give me the
morphine Don't give it to me J
know it is the only thing that viii re-
lioyc me- She still complained, and.
after awhile, said the morphine hal
had had no effect.
Had the Doctor ever given her
morphine before ?
oh, yes often. She has been over
here time and time aoain, when my hu,
band gave her morphine III my pres
orCc.
" Did he know that Mrs. 10th had
taIcn some whiskey to alleviate her
suflcrines?"
"He asked Mrs. 10th If she hadn't
taken some Whiskoy. and she re-
pliea: a tcaspoouful.' One of the
children, Mamie, the Youngest, who
came in the room at the time, said (:
oh. mann, you have taken twenty
cents worth. / got You ten cents
worth, and then I went back and got
Won tcn-cents' worth more, AMI you
drank it down just as it vas The
/ DEDotchs information is, as before
stated. that this Whiskey was taken
as en- anodyne when the lady
was in very great pain. She CON
tinued in great agony, and near Z
/ O'Clock. lust before Mr.. 10th came, my
/ husband tOoh another quarter-of-a-graln
paper Of morphine from his hypo-
/ deIrnic case. He didn't know when he
came over whether he had any of these
papers in his case or not, and that's why
he brought bottle of morphine with
him. After he unfolded the paper,
and before be gave the second
injection. he took ont small p0r-
ton Of the powder with his pen
knife, because he said he didn't want
10 give her too much, and he was fear
ful she had taken more whiskey than
she would admit. He then gave her
! the second injection. l wish you
would state right here, sqid Mrs Gard
ncr with emphasis, "that the papers
tbeso powders were in threw into the
! fire myself. One was on the m9ntel
and the other on the floor. In straight
eninp up the room, which had often
done when she was sick before and
ueople would come in who were not as
well acquainted as We were, picked
up these powder papers.
TIE HUSBAND ARRIVES
"Vlcn Mr.. 10th arrived he came
rioht up stairs and remarked to my
husband as he came into the room;
| I've cot YOU over here They hadn't
met since the Sunday before, when he
and his vile were over here and spent
tbe evening with us. Wine and cake
was served during the evening, which
We spent very pleasantly. =" -.
"What did Mr.. 10th say TO his wife
! when he came in
Nothing that l remember. lie
did not seem to be at <all surprised
when he found her sick, and one OF
the children SAID Papa has come and
| Mrs. 10th looked mp and mechanically
murnured a recognition.
" After DR.. Gardner had given her
the second injection OF morphine he
asked her if she would like to see Dr.
1reyihan, and she said: No; l don
care 10 see DR.. Trevilian. You have
| done all that can be done for me, and
mess will go to sleep presently. The
| Doctor told her that was what he want
ed her to do, and said if she went to
sicen She would be as lively as ever in
the morning. IN 49,,
said MIR. 10th, you had better 60
down and get your supper while we are
Iere He had been sitting on the foot
If the bed talking with us since he
came in. He asked us to go down and
hove supper with him, and we all-Miss
T,ber the Doctcr, and l-beSged 70
he excused. and told him we would
wsit tiD he returned. He went down
sn1 Mrs. / 9th continued crying, saying
abe had nothing to live for She had
been crying Historically while her bus
Sand was In the room, rs she had been
tIo whole evening, sometimes crying
and talking at once
NY I" Wben Sir. 10th returned from sup
be lola MS he had 10 move IN some